Coop.



W. R. WILSON.

GOOP.

APPLIOATION :FILED JULY1B,1913.

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COOP.

APPLICATION MLBD JULY 1n, 191s.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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UNITED srarlmss PATENT onirica.V

WALTER R. WILSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

Application :tiled July 18, 1913. Serial No. 779,822.

`To all whom it may concern Be it known that L WALTER R. VVILsoN, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coops and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a metallic coop of simple structure the same being adapted to confine poultry within space of limited area or extent.

With this object in'view the coop comprises a frame within which is arranged a series of cages each cage having a door of especial design and construction. Each cage is provided with a false bottom of foraminous material below which is located a detachable pan.

In the accompanying drawing -Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coop. The other figures are detailed viewsof the several features thereof.

The frame of the coop comprises uprights 1 formed of angle iron and split at their lower ends and disposed laterally forming feet 2. The uprights 1 at the forward side of the coop are connected together by bars 3 which are also cut from angle iron and immediately above the bars 3 except the uppermost bars of the set are located similar bars 4 which. are connected at their ends with the upright 1. The uprights 1 at the corners of the coop and at the sides thereof are connected together at the sides and rear of the coop by hars 5 also of angle iron. Rods `6 are secured to the upper and lower bars and pass transversely through the intermediate bars 5. Sheet metal pans 9 are adapted to fit slidably between the adjacent bars 3 and 4 and each pan is provided at its ends with a handle 10. Rods 11 are disposed approximately parallel with the bars 4 and located approximately midway between the bars 4 and the forward and rear sides of the coop. Foraminous false bottoms l2 rest upon the rods 11 and the inwardly disposed flanges of the bars 4 and constitute the floors of the cages upon which the fowls stand. f

At the front of the coop rods 13 are connected at their upper ends with the bars 3 and at their lower ends with the bars 4. At

the front side of each cage of the` coop the Specification of Letters Patent.

keeper while the door is closed.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

rods 13 are arranged in two sets and these sets are spaced from each other forming door openmgs at the fronts of the cages.

.A doorv is provided for each door opening and as the doors are all of the same structure arrangement the description of one will answer'. 4Each door consists of a sec` tion of channel iron 14 bent U-shaped in side elevation and the ends of the sections 14, are pivoted upon the innermost rods 13 of one of the sets of rods 13. The opposite Side portions of the section 14 are connected together by rods 15. A plate 16 is attached to the intermediate portion of the section 14 and a plate 17 is attached to the rods of one of the sets 13. The plate 17 supports a keeper 18 and the plate 1G supports a catch 19 which is adapted to engage the said The lower portions of the uprights 1 extend below the bottoms of the lowermost cages as above described and constitute legs upon which the coop structure is su ported. Braces 20 are interposed between t e lowermost bars 3 and the lower portions of the uprights land braces 21 are located at the ends of the coop and connect the front and rear corner uprights 1 together. Therefore it will be seen that a coop structure of simple arrangement is provided and that the cages are compactly assembled and may confine a number of fowls in limited area or space.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A coop comprising uprights, horizontal bars connected to the uprights at intervals along the vertical length thereof and disposed along the front and rear and vertical sides of the coop, detachable pans located between the uprights at the horizontal bars, and dividing the coop into a series of compartments, relatively short rods connected with the upper and lower horizontal bars at the front of the coop, relatively long rods passing through the horizontal bars at the rear and vertical sides of the coo n and eX- tending from the uppermost to tlhe lowermost horizontal bars of the coop, other hori- Zonta] hars connected with the uprights at the front of the coop and located in close proximity to the upper edges of the pans, other rods passing transversely through each compartment of the coop and located approximately at the same level as the last `mentioned horizontal hars. foraminous false bottoms located between the uprights above the pans om@ resting upon the inst menu lfm testimony whereof ax my signature tioned holzoma bams and the last menin presence of two Witnesses.

toned mods amd doors hingedly mounted be- WVAL'JFER R., WXLSUN., evi/een the members of the sf and last men- Witnesses:

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